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There is lots of information available on editing pages in a wiki like the Akvopedia. Most of this information would be wasteful to duplicate so we are linking to the Wikipedia editing help instead. For a simple manual follow the Akvopedia link: How to build an Akvopedia page.
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The Akvopedia is an online encyclopedia specifically designed to meet the needs of the water and sanitation community. It is, like Wikipedia, a special type of collaborative website called a wiki. It follows the same conventions and processes as all wikis.
  
== General editing help ==
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General information on editing wiki content and an editing cheat sheet can be found on Wikipedia's own help pages.
  
* [[How to build an akvopedia page|How to build an akvopedia page]]
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* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Editing cheatsheet]
 
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:Cheatsheet Editing cheatsheet]
* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Wikipedia:How_to_edit_a_page How to edit a page]
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For information specific to adding articles to the Akvopedia, see [[How to build an akvopedia page|How to build an Akvopedia page]].
  
 
== Copying from Wikipedia or other free or openly licensed information sources ==
 
== Copying from Wikipedia or other free or openly licensed information sources ==
 
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When copying information from another source, please make sure you have permission to do so and include an acknowledgement at the bottom of the page. The wiki code of an example can be seen below:
Whenever you are copying information from another information source, where you have permission to do so, please make sure to include an acknowledgement at the bottom of the page. The wiki code of an example can be seen below:
 
  
 
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If you are unsure about whether information can be copied and put on the Akvopedia, please read our [[Akvopedia:Copyrights|Copyrights]] page to learn more about the guidelines you should follow.
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If you are unsure about whether information can be copied to the Akvopedia, please read the [[Akvopedia:Copyrights|Copyrights]] page to learn more about our guidelines.
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[[Category:Help]]

Latest revision as of 03:33, 1 February 2009

The Akvopedia is an online encyclopedia specifically designed to meet the needs of the water and sanitation community. It is, like Wikipedia, a special type of collaborative website called a wiki. It follows the same conventions and processes as all wikis.

General information on editing wiki content and an editing cheat sheet can be found on Wikipedia's own help pages.

For information specific to adding articles to the Akvopedia, see How to build an Akvopedia page.

Copying from Wikipedia or other free or openly licensed information sources

When copying information from another source, please make sure you have permission to do so and include an acknowledgement at the bottom of the page. The wiki code of an example can be seen below:

== Acknowledgements ==
This material is derived from the [http://en.wikipedia.org/w/index.php?title=UNESCO-IHE | UNESCO-IHE] 
article in [http://www.wikipedia.org/ Wikipedia]

If you are unsure about whether information can be copied to the Akvopedia, please read the Copyrights page to learn more about our guidelines.